Shirdi, July 28: During
the three-day Hindu festival of 'Guru Poornima', a day of honouring teachers
and mentors, the famed shrine to Hindu saint Sai Baba at Shirdi in India's
western Maharashtra state collected more than Rs 30 million as donation.

A trustee member confirmed
that the donations were greater during the Guru Poornima, as the temple
remained open the entire night.

“The organisation has
received donations of more than Rs 3 crores (30 million) in three days,”
said Eknath Goenkar, Trustee Member of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust.

The donation received
by the organization includes cash, gold and silver and other items.

“In the cash box here,
we have got Rs 1,92,35000 ($ 412,648.15). Beside that we have got gold
277 gram and silver 2818 gram. And from the cash receipts, we have got
the amount of Rs 1,20,55000 ($ 258,542.78) as donation,” said Goenkar.